What was that?
Before them stood a giant structure, vast and ancient, filled with countless floating Soul Cores.
Each one pulsed faintly with lingering spiritual energy.
How had Renewal managed to keep them alive for so long?
Many immortals descended into the abyss as the destroyed temple suddenly shone with a brilliant light.
Hundreds… no, thousands of Soul Cores floated silently in the air.
Renewal reached out and gently touched one of them, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"These Soul Cores belong to the ancestors of the Regional Continent," he said slowly.
"Their spirits still remain."
The Woman of Peace, who had been watching quietly, suddenly turned serious. Her gentle expression vanished, replaced by a cold and calculating gaze.
"So that means…" she murmured.
"The Regional Continent awakened Renewal because they need him to revive their ancestors… so that we can become the strongest."
Her eyes widened slightly.
"They prepared for this… even one million years ago."
"These people are truly mad."
But after a moment of thought, her expression hardened.
If we truly want to gain the greatest benefits from the World Tribulation…
Then we must prepare.
Even for the worst possible outcome.
Nearby, Wo Shong Tin looked down below with excitement shining in his eyes.
"If they truly awaken, then we could gain unimaginable benefits."
"And doesn't that mean we will also play a massive role in this?"
He suddenly paused.
"But wait… the Immortal Continent is unaware of this."
A smile slowly spread across his face.
Reneqls turned around and looked at everyone.
"We will begin preparations to reform the Secret Spell Technique," he announced calmly.
"It will awaken your ancestors."
"But it will come with a cost."
"The cost… is killing."
The crowd instantly froze.
Silence filled the air.
At that moment, Reneqls closed his eyes and looked into his Soul Realm.
Inside his soul realm flowed a massive river of blood, moving endlessly beneath a crimson sky.
A red sun burned above the blood sea.
Floating above the sea was a massive temple, its surface shaped like a grotesque rubber-like face.
Three objects floated above the temple.
The first was a small bronze hall, covered with seven strange orifices.
A bronze ear.
A bronze mouth.
Bronze hair.
A bronze nose.
The entire bronze structure trembled violently.
It was Hundun.
The hall suddenly flew forward, floating beside the Taotie Temple.
Above the temple hovered another strange object.
A vast garden surrounded by massive walls.
Inside the garden, rivers flowed toward a single point at the center.
At that center stood a slender bush covered with beach apples.
Something stirred within the bush.
The entire garden was covered with dense grass and towering trees.
Above it hung a massive pebble-stone sepulcher ceiling.
It was Taowu.
The garden slowly descended and floated beside the temple.
Suddenly, another object appeared.
Thirty-five enormous stones shaped like small pagodas, each rotating inside a massive vortex.
Terrifying roars echoed from within them.
It was Qiongqi.
Reneqls smiled faintly.
"Hundun."
"Qiongqi."
"Taowu."
"And Taotie… my favorite beast."
"Awaken."
The temple trembled violently.
The rubber-like face twisted into an expression of disgust.
A deep voice echoed from within.
"So many years have passed, my dear friend Reneqls."
The temple doors slowly opened.
A gigantic creature stepped out.
It had the face of a tiger, but its body resembled a tiger covered in thick yak-like fur.
Two white horns curved from its head.
A green flaming mane replaced its neck fur.
This was Taotie.
It sniffed the air before stepping forward.
The moment its claw touched the ground, the entire temple shook violently.
Taotie looked down at Reneqls and revealed a cruel smile.
"How long have
Taotie looked down at Reneqls and revealed a cruel smile.
"How long have I been sleeping?"
"At last… I have awakened."
Reneqls' lips slowly curled upward.
"I'm not entirely sure," he said calmly.
"But I believe… it has been about three million years."
His fist tightened.
"Ahahahaha…"
Suddenly, the bronze hall trembled violently.
Seven massive doors appeared on its surface.
One after another, the doors burst open.
A colossal creature slowly emerged.
Its body was enormous and round, with six limbs and five enormous void wings spreading across the sky.
It had no face.
No eyes.
No mouth.
Only endless, swirling chaos.
It was Hundun.
Hundun hovered silently in the air.
It did not speak.
It simply existed.
At the same time, the garden trembled.
The apple bush shook violently.
The ground cracked apart as something massive rose from within.
A gigantic creature emerged, even larger than Taotie and Hundun combined.
It resembled a massive crocodile, covered in six layers of armored scales.
Its body was protected by thick, brutal armor.
Two enormous tusks protruded from beneath its jaws.
It stretched its body lazily as a savage grin appeared on its face.
It was Taowu.
The creature let out a thunderous roar.
"Ahahahaha!"
"What a lovely time to bring destruction!"
Then the final vortex exploded.
Chains shattered as a terrifying roar echoed across the heavens.
A massive creature stepped out slowly.
It looked like a gigantic tiger, but its body was covered with feathers like an eagle.
Heavy bone armor covered its chest and shoulders.
Its face was hidden behind the skull of a dead ankome beast, pierced by a broken arrow.
Its eyes glowed with terrifying hatred.
It was Qiongqi.
The four heavenly fiends now stood together.
Taotie.
Hundun.
Taowu.
Qiongqi.
All of them looked down at Renewal
Their eyes gleamed with savage light.
Taotie spoke first.
"So… the Regional Continent has nurtured you well."
"And now you have awakened us."
Renewal began to laugh loudly.
"Yes."
"Let us cause massive chaos once again… just like the old times."
Suddenly, Reneqls opened his eyes in the real world.
His voice echoed softly.
"If I don't kill… this world will destroy itself."
Suddenly his face twisted grotesquely.
He clutched his stomach tightly.
"Start the transformation."
The Four Heavenly Fiends suddenly emerged from his body as Mingyin opened the Soul Realm.
They burst out from his stomach and expanded rapidly, returning to their true sizes.
The surrounding immortals immediately staggered backward.
Many collapsed to the ground.
Even the Woman of Peace and Wo Shong Tin nearly fell from the sky in shock.
"What… what is this?!"
Reneqls stretched his hand forward.
"Begin the process."
Suddenly—
Taotie lunged forward.
The monstrous beast bit directly into Reneqls' head, pressing its body against his back.
Their flesh began to melt and merge together.
Taotie's cheek pressed against Reneqls' face as the two bodies fused into one.
Next came Taowu.
The massive crocodile-like beast sat down heavily.
Reneqls grabbed it with both hands and pulled it toward his chest.
Their bodies slowly merged.
Armor fused into flesh.
Scales fused into bone.
Then came Qiongqi.
The monstrous tiger slowly approached.
It merged directly into Reneqls' left arm, transforming it into a monstrous limb covered in bone armor and feathers.
Finally, Hundun floated silently forward.
Chaos wrapped around Reneqls' body.
Then it vanished into him.
Reneqls' voice echoed across the sky.
"When a massive tribulation occurs, an immortal must face death."
"Only when one dies… can true freedom begin."
His voice trembled slightly.
"I wish…"
"To become a true cultivator."
Suddenly—
The entire ground shook violently.
A massive Blood Giant suddenly appeared and crashed onto the ground.
BOOM!
The impact knocked several immortals off balance.
Terrified screams erupted everywhere.
"What is this?!"
"Is this the Four Heavenly Transformation?!"
"No… this can't be happening!"
Suddenly the sky darkened.
A gigantic figure slowly rose into the heavens.
The Blood Giant looked like a tiny child compared to it.
The creature pierced the clouds, standing more
A gigantic figure slowly rose into the heavens.
Its body continued to grow, rising higher and higher until it pierced the clouds themselves.
It towered over everything.
The Blood Giant, which had seemed terrifying moments ago, now looked like nothing more than a small child before it.
Silence fell across the battlefield.
No one dared to breathe.
The creature's face resembled that of a human, yet it was strangely distorted.
Its face was round like Hundun's, but it possessed six different eyes, each shaped like a different beast.
One eye resembled a tiger.
Another resembled a wolf.
The third looked like a deer.
The fourth resembled a wild boar.
The fifth looked like a human eye.
And the final eye glowed with a terrifying, unknown shape.
Across its forehead floated six crescent moons, arranged like an ancient crown.
Long crimson raven-like hair flowed wildly behind its head.
Its body was colossal, covered in dark flames that burned like living shadows.
Behind its back spread six enormous wings made of pure void, slowly flapping as if tearing space itself apart.
The wings folded forward, partially covering its body like a cloak of darkness.
Its mouth slowly opened.
From within its maw extended six massive tusks, dripping with fresh blood.
Behind it, six enormous crocodile-like tails swayed slowly, each one burning with eerie phantom flames.
Its hands were monstrous.
Each finger was shaped like a claw, resembling the talons of a tiger.
Across its massive chest grew sixty smaller arms, covered in thick yak-like fur, twitching slightly like living parasites.
Its left arm was even more horrifying.
The arm burned with crimson flames, covered in thick tiger fur, radiating endless killing intent.
The creature slowly lowered its gaze.
Its expression was cold.
Merciless.
Then it spoke.
Its voice rolled across the sky like thunder mixed with a freezing storm.
"Blood… is my food."
"Causing chaos in villages… is the greatest honor."
"Destroying those I dislike… is my nature."
"And disturbing those above me… is part of my life."
Below, the Woman of Peace froze completely.
Her body trembled uncontrollably.
Her eyes locked onto something floating beside the monstrous creature.
A massive beating heart hovered in the air near its chest.
Each heartbeat shook the surrounding space.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Suddenly—
The creature's six eyes slowly looked down at the crowd of immortals.
A chilling voice echoed across the heavens.
"Fools of this era."
"Each of you must sacrifice one immortal to me."
"The one who has committed the highest number of killings."
The crowd erupted into chaos.
At that exact moment, Wo Shong Tin felt cold sweat run down his back.
He slowly turned his head.
And froze.
Countless gazes were staring directly at him.
His face went pale.
The monstrous voice echoed again, colder than before.
"If you fail to kill the one with the highest kill count…"
"I promise you…"
"Only your blood will remain in my hands."
Suddenly the crowd exploded into action.
Dozens of immortals rushed forward with crazed expressions.
"Wo Shong Tin!"
"You are the sacrifice!"
"You killed the most!"
"Come here and die!"
"Sacrifice yourself for us!"
Wo Shong Tin's heart skipped a beat.
"F–fuck you all!"
He immediately shot into the sky, fleeing at full speed.
Below, the Woman of Peace let out a quiet sigh of relief.
"Poor Wo Shong Tin…"
"He was quite cute."
"Maybe if he survives, I could—"
Before she could finish speaking—
A terrifying voice descended from the sky.
"If you fail…"
"Then all of you will die."
Her expression instantly changed.
Without hesitation—
She turned and flew away at full speed.
BAM!
High in the heavens, a massive marble gate suddenly appeared.
Ancient patterns covered its surface.
The gate slowly opened.
From within, a gigantic hand emerged.
In its palm rested a large oyster shell.
The hand calmly broke off a **piece of the
From within the open marble gate, a gigantic hand slowly emerged.
The hand was ancient and pale, covered in faint divine patterns that pulsed with an otherworldly glow.
Resting in its palm was a massive oyster shell, its surface shining like silver moonlight.
Without hesitation, the hand tore a single scale-like fragment from the oyster.
Crack.
The sound echoed like thunder across the heavens.
The fragment slipped from the giant fingers.
For a moment, it simply floated in the air.
Then—
It began to fall.
Faster.
And faster.
Like a meteor descending from the heavens.
The hand pointed downward.
A cold voice echoed from beyond the gate.
"Go."
"Find her."
The oyster fragment tore through the clouds, burning as it fell.
Below, the battlefield was still drowning in chaos.
Immortals chased Wo Shong Tin, desperate to sacrifice him before the monstrous fiend demanded more blood.
Above them, the Four Heavenly Fiend transformation loomed like a god of destruction.
But none of them noticed the falling object.
Until—
BOOM!
The fragment struck a distant island.
The impact sounded like the collision of two mountains.
A massive shockwave exploded outward.
The entire island trembled violently.
Trees snapped apart.
Grass flattened.
The ground cracked like shattered glass.
The fragment embedded itself deep within the earth like a fallen star.
For a few seconds, the entire island fell silent.
Then—
A faint glow began to leak from the crater.
The oyster fragment pulsed once.
Twice.
Then a thin crack slowly appeared across its surface.
Something inside was moving.
Far above, the gigantic creature formed from Reneqls and the Four Heavenly Fiends slowly lifted its head.
Its six eyes narrowed slightly.
For the first time since its birth…
It seemed to notice something unexpected.
"Hmm…"
Its voice rumbled like distant thunder.
"Interesting."
Meanwhile, the immortals were still chasing Wo Shong Tin across the sky.
None of them realized that somewhere on that shattered island…
Something far more dangerous had just arrived.
And it had been sent for one purpose only.
To find her.